Cohen v. Township Committee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pebskie, J.

Did the removal of prosecutor trench upon chapter 226, Pamph. L. 1927, which relates to tenure of police officers under township government? The pertinent provisions of the act of 1927, supra, provide that “the officers and men employed in the police departments of such townships shall hold their respective offices and places * * * during good behavior and shall not be removed * * * for political reasons, or on any ground except incapacity or disobedience, after hearing, upon written charges and a fair and impartial hearing upon such charges…